Ohtani’s 1st Dodgers HR highlights win

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SHOHEI Ohtani hit his first home run in a Dodgers uniform as Los Angeles finished off a three-game sweep of the visiting San Francisco Giants with a 5-4 victory on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila).

Ohtani went deep into the seats in right-center field in the seventh inning off Giants left-hander Taylor Rogers in his ninth game of the season, ending the longest season-opening homer drought of his major league career. Ohtani finished 2-for-4 with two runs.

The Dodgers have scored at least five runs in all nine games this season to extend their franchise record and move closer to the New York Yankees’ record of 13 games in 1932.

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Tyler Glasnow (2-0) won for the second time in three starts and Miguel Rojas added a home run as the Dodgers finished 6-1 on their first homestand of the season.

In the other games, it was the Guardians 8, Mariners 0; Angels 10, Marlins 2; Twins 7, Brewers 3; Rangers 4, Rays 1; Yankees 6, Diamondbacks 5 (11 innings); Red 4, Phillies 1; Padres 3, Cardinals 2; Orioles 4, Royals 3; Nationals 5, Pirates 3; Cubs 9, Rockies 8; Tigers and Mets, ppd (postponed), Braves and White Sox, ppd (postponed).

Red Sox 1, A’s 0

Nick Pivetta teamed with four relievers for an eight-hit shutout as Boston completed a three-game sweep at Oakland.

Enmanuel Valdez lifted a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning for the game’s only run, allowing Pivetta (1-1) to earn the win in a pitchers’ duel with Oakland’s Ross Stripling (0-2).

Pivetta limited the A’s to five hits in five innings, and Kenley Jansen escaped a ninth-inning jam for his second save. Stripling allowed eight hits and one run in seven innings.

Astros 8, Blue Jays 0

Yordan Alvarez homered twice and finished with four hits and three RBIs as Houston beat visiting Toronto in the rubber match of a three-game set.

Jose Altuve and Jeremy Pena also went deep for Houston, while Cristian Javier (1-0) gave up one hit in five innings. The Astros outhit the Blue Jays 15-1, though Houston pitchers issued seven walks.

Chris Bassitt (0-2) allowed four runs on nine hits in 4 1/3 innings for the Blue Jays.

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